A monarch rests on a thistle flower and reaches into the florets with its slender proboscis, above a bud and lobed leaves.

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Monarch Sipping Nectar from a Thistle

A monarch rests on a thistle flower and reaches into the florets with its slender proboscis, above a bud and lobed leaves.

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Orange wings over purple thistle

Keep the open flower and the spiny closed bud distinct.

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Orange butterfly feeding at a purple thistle above a green closed bud, spiny bases and serrated leaves. — The butterfly rests above a purple flower and green spiny foliage. Keep the background and tiny white markings clear.

1. Orange · wing panels
2. Muted purple · open florets
3. Sage green · bracts, bud and leaves

Color the large inner wing panels orange. Leave the small spots and white abdominal bands untouched.
Color the long florets of the large open thistle purple, following their thin outlines.
Use sage green for its spiny base, the entire smaller closed bud, both stalks and all jagged leaves.

The butterfly rests above a purple flower and green spiny foliage. Keep the background and tiny white markings clear.

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